Prague Congress Centre

Prague Congress Centre
Map
Address5. května 1640/65
LocationNusle, Prague 4, Czech Republic
Coordinates50°03′41″N 14°25′47″E / 50.0614°N 14.4297°E / 50.0614; 14.4297
Built1976–1981
Inaugurated1981
Renovated1998–2000
Former names
Palace of culture Pragu (1981–1995)
Classroom-style seating
40–450
Banquet/ballroom40–600
Theatre seating
70–2,764
Enclosed space
 • Exhibit hall floor13,000 square metres (140,000 sq ft)

Prague Congress Centre (Czech: Kongresové centrum Praha, shortly KCP), originally Palace of culture Prague (Czech: Palác kultury), is a large neofunctionalist building in Czech Republic capital Prague 4 district Nusle, located on the edge of Nusle Valley (Czech: Nuselské údolí), near to the Nusle Bridge and Prague Metro C station Vyšehrad. There are 70 halls, lounges and meeting rooms of various sizes in this building, with total capacity of 9,300 people.[1]

Biggest of them; Congress hall (Czech: Kongresový sál) has maximum capacity of 2,764 people.[2] Mainly congresses, musicals, meetings, festivals, and concerts are normally held in this building.

  1. ^ "Palác kultury je už 30 let nemilovanou dominantou Prahy" (in Czech). archiweb.cz. 2011.
  2. ^ "Prague Congress Centre (Kongresové centrum Praha)". prague.eu.